liniment

From Late Latin linimentum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪnəmənt/

liniment (countable and uncountable, plural liniments)

1. A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.

• Not to be confused with linament.

liniment (third-person singular simple present liniments, present participle linimenting, simple past and past participle linimented)

1. (transitive) To apply liniment to.

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liniment m (plural liniments)

1. liniment

• “liniment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from French liniment.

liniment n (plural linimente)

1. liniment